# Is there no NHL playoffs thread? {2024} **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** hockey-nhl\ **Created:** [May 14, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538 "2024-05-14T08:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/41 "2024-06-04T13:57:16Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > 31-year drought likely coming to an end. 34 for the Oilers winning it all, 28 for the Panthers making the SC Final? Mark Messier (now on the intermission broadcast team) was the captain for both the last Edmonton and Ranger championship teams. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/42 "2024-06-04T17:19:34Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > 28 for the Panthers making the SC Final? The Panthers made the Final last year; they lost to Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/43 "2024-06-04T20:01:35Z")
31 for Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/44 "2024-06-06T23:55:34Z")
I just realized an obscure bit of trivia with the finals of the NBA and NHL. Both representatives of the western conference this year were seeded #5, the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers. With such a low seed, #5, this may possibly have not happened before. A guess. The Mavericks face the #1 seed Boston Celtics. Game 1 is tonight. The Oilers face the #2 seed Florida Panthers. Game 1 is Saturday. (Double posted to both threads, [_ **NBA** _](https://is.gd/wNS8Ec) and [_ **NHL** _](https://is.gd/mcKItr).) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/45 "2024-06-07T18:26:44Z")
For anyone needing to get up to speed, CBC overview here. Game 1 tomorrow, Saturday, at 8:00 PM! > **[Why now for the Edmonton Oilers? A primer on the Stanley Cup hopes of...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton-oilers-playoff-basics-1.7224557)** > > Canada's northernmost NHL team is seeking to do what none of its peers on this side of the border have been able to do during the lifetime of Connor McDavid: Take home the Stanley Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/46 "2024-06-07T20:25:24Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Saturday, at 8:00 PM! That is, of course, Eastern Daylight Time, and it’s on ABC in the states. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/47 "2024-06-07T20:37:09Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > That is, of course, Eastern Daylight Time, and it’s on ABC in the states. Honestly, I’m really not so narrow-minded as to think that my timezone is the only timezone, or that everybody watches CBC! I’m just excited to see the game! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/48 "2024-06-07T20:42:50Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I’m really not so narrow-minded I wasn’t implying anything of the sort…just clarifying for anybody else that might be following this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/49 "2024-06-07T21:07:26Z")
Yep, that’s how I took it too. Appreciate the clarification. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/50 "2024-06-08T22:34:09Z")
C’mon Edmonton! > **[Edmonton Oilers seek return to winning ways after decades of frustration](https://nationalpost.com/news/edmonton-oilers-seek-return-to-winning-ways-after-decades-of-frustration)** > > Many fans were in high school the last time the Oilers reached the finals. Others have simply grown up without their team making the finals. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/51 "2024-06-11T00:52:21Z")
And the 6’ 10” Zo was banging the drum before the game in Miami for the Florida Panthers. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/52 "2024-06-11T08:20:42Z")
Wow, that Panthers defense is just too stifling. I thought the Oilers might take one of the first two. But no. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/53 "2024-06-11T15:53:05Z")
Hopefully the crowd in Edmonton will motivate them to go upstairs and score on Bobrovsky. I’d like to see the Oilers win, but the Panthers have been playing well. Edmonton probably needs to win the next two games. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/54 "2024-06-11T18:48:21Z")
I hope the Oilers win too. They skated very well in game 1. Not so well in game 2, and towards the end of game 2 they lost their focus. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/55 "2024-06-11T22:27:25Z")
Ehh, I’m rooting for the Panthers for completely irrational reasons. I don’t like McDavid’s face, never have, and I have absolutely no idea why. Fortunately for Edmonton, we all know how much my feelings affected the last series. I expect my feelings to have similar performance in the remainder of this one. The Panthers have had pretty stellar luck so far, though. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/56 "2024-06-12T23:18:59Z")
Popping in late. Bummed my Canucks crapped out again. Pederson was an absolute ghost. Buncha mugwumps. Whatever I mean by that. Finals - after game one - convinced Bobrovsky’s getting the Conn Smythe, and then game two kinda sealed that pickle. > [@K364](#): > > \*Wayne and Shuster special, followed by Don Messer’s Jubilee and then The Beachcombers. jk 😆 😆 😆 Maybe a little W5 or Mad Dash to follow. > [@scabpicker](#): > > I don’t like McDavid’s face, never have, and I have absolutely no idea why. Oh but goodness gravy, bassist: you gotta like how he’s The Greatest Skater in the History of All Time, and almost as oustanding a passer as Gretzky was. Here - maybe you’ll like this photo of him getting randomly accosted by folks at an airport. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/76sRguN.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/kr1R3V0) Or his socks, which are free to be viewed in the internet, but unloadable here. Not a Panthers fan, but I sure am of Paul Maurice. Only three coaches have won more games, but at least they have a cup or two (or NINE - Scotty Bowman) under their belt; Maurice has yet to get one. _Deserves_ one. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/57 "2024-06-13T00:54:57Z")
Missed edit window by forever - adding that Maurice also has the most alltime losses by a coach (713). Yeah, he’s logged in a lot of games. Rooting for McDavid getting 2.75 assists per game in the four-straight-games comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/58 "2024-06-14T02:03:12Z")
Going in to third period with the Panthers currently leading the Oilers 4-1, so things are not looking great. The Oilers tied it up early in the second period but then allowed three goals in short succession. They’ve played well, Edmonton, mostly. But Bobloblaws is too good a goalie. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/59 "2024-06-14T03:28:04Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Oh but goodness gravy, bassist: you gotta like how he’s The Greatest Skater in the History of All Time, and almost as oustanding a passer as Gretzky was. Hehe, I admit he’s a great player, I don’t have to like him. > [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Here - maybe you’ll like this photo of him getting randomly accosted by folks at an airport. Hehehe, nope. His face is still there. And yeah, Edmonton was put in the position of having to win 4 in a row tonight. It’s not a done deal, but they’re going to have to pull off a bit of a miracle to win the cup. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-no-nhl-playoffs-thread-2024/1001538/60 "2024-06-14T03:46:29Z")
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